Perceptions of religiosity spirituality in clinical practice
International Journal of Development Research
Perceptions of religiosity spirituality in clinical practice
Received 14th September, 2020; Received in revised form 19th October, 2020; Accepted 10th November, 2020; Published online 31st December, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Amanda Ferreira Passos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
In the last decades, the number of studies relating spirituality and health has increased. This article reviews the literature on the relationship between religiosity and spirituality in clinical practice, showing concepts and scientific evidence. Religious people have lower overall mortality and cardiovascular disease, lower hypertension, less depression, lower rates of interleukin-6 and cortisol. Patients want the spiritual aspects to be addressed in coping with the disease, even though there are barriers in the practical approach.
